Paul McGuinness
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Paul McGuinness is the main shareholder and founder of Principle Management Limited: an artist management company based in Dublin, Ireland
, which has managed U2
from the start of their successful career. He is the manager of U2
, PJ Harvey
and The Rapture
.
McGuinnes was born in June 1951 in Rinteln
near Hanover
, Germany
, in a British Army
hospital; his father was serving there with the RAF
. Paul then was sent to boarding school in Ireland in 1961: Clongowes Wood College
, run by the Jesuits. He then went on to Trinity College
in Dublin where he directed plays and edited the magazine T.C.D. Miscellany
, but left without completing his degree.
Before becoming involved with U2, he worked as a film technician on productions such as John Boorman's Zardoz. For a time, he also managed the band Spud.
He was a founding partner of TV3 in Ireland and is a director of Ardmore Studios. He is also a member of the Phantom FM
consortium that in November 2004 secured a broadcasting licence for alternative rock music radio station in the Dublin area.
He has previously been a member of the Arts Council of Ireland, serving on three successive Arts Councils, from 1989 until 2000.
On January 28, 2008, in a speech at the Midem music industry convention in Cannes, McGuinness called on governments to compel ISPs to introduce mandatory "three strike" service disconnections to end unauthorized downloading, and specifically accused companies such as Apple, Google, Yahoo!, Oracle, and Facebook of building "multi billion dollar industries on the back of our content without paying for it", and of being "makers of burglary kits" who have made "a thieves' charter" to steal money from the music industry.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, which has managed U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
from the start of their successful career. He is the manager of U2
U2
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
, PJ Harvey
PJ Harvey
Polly Jean Harvey is an English musician, singer-songwriter, composer and occasional artist. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments including piano, organ, bass, saxophone, and most recently, the autoharp.Harvey began her career in...
and The Rapture
The Rapture
The Rapture is an Indie rock band based in New York City. The band mixes influences from many genres including post-punk, acid house, disco, electronica and rock, pioneering the post-punk revival genre...
.
McGuinnes was born in June 1951 in Rinteln
Rinteln
Rinteln is a small town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the banks of the Weser river above the Porta Westfalica. Population: 28,500.It is accessed by the A2 autobahn .-History:...
near Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, in a British Army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
hospital; his father was serving there with the RAF
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
. Paul then was sent to boarding school in Ireland in 1961: Clongowes Wood College
Clongowes Wood College
Clongowes Wood College is a voluntary secondary boarding school for boys, located near Clane in County Kildare, Ireland. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1814, it is one of Ireland's oldest Catholic schools, and featured prominently in James Joyce's semi-autobiographical novel A Portrait of the...
, run by the Jesuits. He then went on to Trinity College
Trinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
in Dublin where he directed plays and edited the magazine T.C.D. Miscellany
T.C.D. Miscellany
T.C.D. Miscellany is a student magazine in Trinity College, Dublin, founded in 1895. It is part of the Trinity Publications stable of student-run newspapers and magazines, and as such its sister publications include Trinity News, Icarus and The Piranha.The magazine was first published as T.C.D.: A...
, but left without completing his degree.
Before becoming involved with U2, he worked as a film technician on productions such as John Boorman's Zardoz. For a time, he also managed the band Spud.
He was a founding partner of TV3 in Ireland and is a director of Ardmore Studios. He is also a member of the Phantom FM
Phantom FM
Phantom 105.2 is a Dublin based radio station, founded in 1996 as a pirate radio station. Phantom broadcasts under a contract awarded by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland ....
consortium that in November 2004 secured a broadcasting licence for alternative rock music radio station in the Dublin area.
He has previously been a member of the Arts Council of Ireland, serving on three successive Arts Councils, from 1989 until 2000.
On January 28, 2008, in a speech at the Midem music industry convention in Cannes, McGuinness called on governments to compel ISPs to introduce mandatory "three strike" service disconnections to end unauthorized downloading, and specifically accused companies such as Apple, Google, Yahoo!, Oracle, and Facebook of building "multi billion dollar industries on the back of our content without paying for it", and of being "makers of burglary kits" who have made "a thieves' charter" to steal money from the music industry.